11.   The team captain, Mark Messier, is an aging superstar whose influence has grown as his skills have diminished.

12.   Their influence has only grown since.

13.   This is a timely book as the United States confronts a fragmented racial and ethnic future and the influence of Latinos grows.

14.   While reluctant to call itself an alternative to the INC, it acknowledges that its influence is growing.

15.   With his purchases of The Atlantic Monthly, US News, and the Daily News, his influence has grown far beyond real estate.

16.   Says he has no plans to run but his influence in Republican Party grows by the day.

17.   The goal is to develop five such facilities across the nation as the influence of computers grows.

18.   The party, whose influence is growing across the country, has pledged to turn its back on Europe if it is ever elected to power.